Doug Bird vs. Bud Thomas — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Thomas
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Bird as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doug Bird posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 4.96 and 1.504 for Bud Thomas. By the career numbers, Doug Bird had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Bud Thomas

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
2.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.99
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.37
42.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
4.96
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1578
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
625
10.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.69
10.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
2.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
2.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2347
40.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
5.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.504
1.504
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2177
37.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Bud Thomas

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.839
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Bud Thomas

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
143
490.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
514.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
61.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
16.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
82.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
92.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
4.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
30.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
229.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.61
2.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA